Diffuser vent retrofitted integrated lighting
AssigneeCardinal IP Holding, LLC
InventorsAnthony Steven Uriarte, Peter Michael Schmitz
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure include an integrated lighting system including a casing configured to detachably couple from a conventional air vent, a motion sensor configured to detect a presence of a person, a light source, and a processor configured to receive, from the motion sensor, an indication in response to the motion sensor detecting the presence of the person, and send, to the light source, an activation signal to activate the light source in response to receiving the indication.
Claims20
An integrated lighting system, comprising:
- a casing configured to detachably couple from a conventional air vent, the air vent including at least one louver, the casing containing lighting system components including:
- a motion sensor configured to detect a presence of a person;
- a light source;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive, from the motion sensor, an indication in response to the motion sensor detecting the presence of the person, and
- send, to the light source, an activation signal to activate the light source in response to receiving the indication;
- wherein the casing includes at least one coupling mechanism for retrofit detachably coupling the casing as a self-contained unit to a portion of the conventional air vent.
An air vent system, comprising:
- a louver;
- and
- a self-contained, retrofit integrated lighting system including:
- a casing configured to detachably couple from the louver, the casing including a first surface and a second surface, the second surface including at least one coupling mechanism detachably coupled to a portion of the louver as a self-contained unit, the casing containing a series of lighting system components including:
- a motion sensor on the first surface, the motion sensor configured to detect a presence of a person;
- a light source on the first surface;
- and
- a processor within the casing, the processor configured to:
- receive, from the motion sensor, an indication in response to the motion sensor detecting the presence of the person, and
- send, to the light source, an activation signal to activate the light source in response to receiving the indication.
A method of reporting an intrusion from a handheld device, comprising:
- providing a self-contained, retrofit integrated lighting system including a casing, a coupling mechanism on the casing, and a series of lighting system components contained by the casing, the components including a light source, a motion sensor and a processor;
- providing an air vent having at least one louver;
- attaching the self-contained, retrofit integrated lighting system to the air vent with the coupling mechanism;
- receiving a first signal from the integrated lighting system, wherein the signal indicates a detection of a person;
- and
- transmitting, in response to receiving the first signal, a second signal to a third party alerting the third party about the detection of the person.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.